the post-baby freezer stash

baby is due in just 10 days!  i know i haven't been posting many recipes lately, but that doesn't mean i haven't been cooking cooking cooking!  i'm trying to fill our freezer (and a friend's, since ours is too small) with a good stash of healthy meals to tide us over for the first few weeks baby is here, since i'm pretty sure the last thing i'm going to want to do is make meal plans and go shopping and cook dinner!  i've been focusing on the tried and true recipes i know we both love and tossing some comfort food in there as well.  most of what i've been making has been posted on here already, but i'll try to post a couple more recipes if i can (TBP = to be posted).  

so far i've made:
a double batch of granola - obviously not for the freezer, but still necessary
veggie chickpea pasta sauce - which i've updated - add more tomato paste!  much less watery.  :)
salmon chowder
chicken corn chowder - TBP
cheddar smokey soup
vegetable lasagna
shepherds pie - the husband made this one, and he made it great!  so easy.  TBP
beef stock and vegetable stock - i'm not sure what i hope to do with this in the post-baby days, but i ran out of frozen turkey stock and just feel better when i've got something like this in the freezer.  it makes pulling together some kind of last minute vegetable or minestrone soup so much easier.  TBP

on the agenda for this week (unless the little bean comes early, which we'd LOVE):
energy bars
mac and cheese - TBP
mini quiches - just like regular quiche, but made in muffin tins for a quick breakfast or lunch
mini meatloaf - more muffin tin deliciousness.  super easy to reheat and add to a plate of rice and veggies.  TBP
and maaaaaybe a chicken dish or chili or another soup, if i'm still feeling ambitious by the end of the week.

we also went shopping the other day and stocked up big time on canned and dried products.  our cupboards are stuffed with cans of tomatoes and chick peas and salmon.  the freezer is full of ground beef and chicken, all re-packaged into meal sized servings.  and our shelves are well stocked with giant bags of rice and oats and flour.  i think we're going to make it!

i've heard some people do this kind of cooking once a month (well, maybe not to this degree) as a way to shore up the freezer for those days that inevitably come when there's either no food or no time or no motivation to cook something.  i'd like to say i'm going to make that a habit in our house; it sounds wise.  but i think it's also wise to wait and meet this little one and see what life is really going to be like post-baby before i start committing to too many plans!